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01/06/2021
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Pastoralism is the future – animated video
Man-made climate change is creating conditions on our planet that are increasingly characterised by variability and unpredictability. Pastoralists use variability to their advantage. Their production systems guide us to a sustainable future. Find out how they do it in this 2:23-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
18/03/2018
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Social protection in pastoral areas in Eastern Africa
Social protection is a basic human right that strengthens the social contract between the State and its citizens. It leads to social development – a cornerstone of economic advancement and political stability. In pastoralist communities in Eastern Africa, networks based on religious, clan or family affiliations have long provided social protection against the chronic shocks […]
04/03/2018
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Building resilience and protecting livelihoods in conflict areas
Resilience is the ability of people to mitigate, withstand and bounce back from shocks and stresses. Much research on resilience has focused on climatic, environmental and economic risk. However, different kinds of analysis are needed to understand the resilience of people living in situations of violent conflict. For the past 15 years, the Feinstein International […]
03/03/2018
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Consumption and preservation of non-marketed camel milk in Kenya
The study “Strategies and technologies for camel milk preservation and utilization of non-marketed milk in arid and semi-arid areas” (2017, 24pp) by Jackline Ogolla et al was published in the East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal. It explores seasonal fluctuations in yield, consumption and wastage of camel milk, the forms in which it is consumed and […]
22/02/2018
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Tanzania’s policy for Wildlife Management Areas revisited
Almost two decades after Tanzania’s policy on Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) – now called Community Wildlife Management Areas (CWMAs) – was adopted, the policy brief “Realising the promise of Tanzania’s Wildlife Management Areas” (2017, 4pp) revisits the aims and examines the achievements. CWMAs were meant to increase participation of local (agropastoralist) communities in managing wildlife […]
21/02/2018
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From emergency to development through livestock-based interventions
The policy paper “From emergency to development: building resilience through livestock-based interventions” (8pp, 2018), brought out by Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) International, describes how disasters affect livestock-based livelihoods, and summarises the types of interventions available for mitigating their impacts and building resilience. It brings examples of how VSF is putting Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards […]